| ![Show Contents]() Birbeck History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Scotland Early Origins of the Birbeck familyThe surname Birbeck was first found in Cumberland, at Burbank House in Dacre where they held a family seat from ancient times. 1 The name literally means "dweller at the cottage on the mound or embankment." 2 Early History of the Birbeck familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Birbeck research. Another 113 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1524, 1584, 1589, 1656, 1696, 1717, 1771, 1776 and 1841 are included under the topic Early Birbeck History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Birbeck Spelling VariationsStandards against which to judge the accuracy of spellings and translations did not yet exist in the Middle Ages. Spelling variations in names dating from that era, are thus, an extremely common occurrence. Birbeck has been recorded as Birkbeck, Birbeck, Birbecke, Birbeke, Birkbeke and many more. Early Notables of the Birbeck familyMore information is included under the topic Early Birbeck Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Birbeck migration to West Indies | + |
The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 3Birbeck Settlers in West Indies in the 18th Century- Willliam Birbeck who settled in Jamaica in 1774
| Contemporary Notables of the name Birbeck (post 1700) | + |
- Thomas Birbeck, Australian commander of the George, an Australian sloop wrecked in 1806
- Shaun Birbeck (b. 1972), former English cricketer
- Joseph "Joe" Birbeck (b. 1932), English professional footballer
- Michael Stanley Clive Birbeck (1925-2005), British scientist and electron microscopist who identified Birbeck granules
- George Birbeck (1776-1841), English physician, academic, philanthropist, pioneer in adult education, founder of Birkbeck, University of London
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
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Birbeck migration to West Indies 
